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Message: <blockquote data-quote="T. MIKE SMITH" data-source="post: 4311401" data-attributes="member: 44552"><p>Like it's been said- houses are like an x wife- they can bleed you out- but renting is no fun either- stuff breaks there and it takes forever for the owners el cheapo heat and air guy to show up who patches it to go a little longer. If you rent @ $1000 per month for 10 years- that's $150,000. and you still own nothing. When you own your home- there are going to be things to fix- if you don't know how- learn how. I bought a Ryobi small battery snake to work on sink drains- it was $65 and I've used it a half dozen times. I had a major line clog twice- went to Home Depot and rented a big snake- one time after a Thanksgiving dinner- I got a stuffed animal out I guess one of the kids flushed- next time it was after putting down a tile floor, I pulled out a towel that was put in the toilet pipe to keep stuff out when doing the floor, and I guess it slipped down the pipe without being noticed. I worked in a generator/starter shop when I was a kid and so electric doesn't bother me. I do most of the electrical fixes that come up- patched roofs- replaced faucets/sinks- fixed sheetrock- painted- replaced glass- doors- flooring- trim- refinished cabinets/countertops- put in new toilets- hardware- concrete- flowerbeds- rock pavers- you name it! I'm 69 now and it's getting tougher, but I don't give up, had a garbage disposal go out- ordered one from Amazon- didn't have enough strength to push up and lock in place- got a 3 gal bucket and 6' 2x4- had my daughter gently pry it up and I got it locked in- reconnected everything dizzy the whole time with blood pressure acting up when I get down on my back. I have owned a home since I was 20- have no regrets. Bought, sold- gave to x wife a good number of houses- made money on every one of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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